威廉看見自己的母親躺在長椅上，胸口插著一把長一公尺左右的矛，鮮血從傷口處冉冉流出，此畫面令他瞠目結舌。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZ6flmU0X0I
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頓時之間，威廉好像產生一種幻覺，一種剛才到現在都是在做夢、所看見的都是小說裡的想像情節的奇怪幻覺。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPQu8vLPuJ5
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也許是因為這樣，威廉站在原地愣住，直到又有玻璃碎裂聲響，他才回過神來，喊了聲「媽媽」然後跑過去客廳的長椅那邊。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTwdTUPX5Sl
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這個時候，好像是有人有丟火把進來，這使得屋子內的部份家具開始起火燃燒。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQks4uDGfsd
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威廉此刻並不在乎，先姑且不論他自身的體質關係，他現在唯一在意的只有能不能救活母親這件事。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPfG6NZoHgv
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然而——324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡl1Ah5SmJ6h
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「媽……嘔！」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhFvfocaH7w
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因為聞到血腥味、加上看見傷口，威廉摀住嘴想要忍住反胃的感覺，可後來還是不小心吐出少許。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkwf4DddeaL
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威廉因此雙腿發軟、跪在母親面前，嘔吐物的苦味以及淚水的鹹味，使他不曉得現在該做些什麼。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTlyEjzkJxA
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突然間——砰！屋內再度傳來巨響。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAjFRzags1C
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威廉轉頭看向窗戶那邊，赫然驚覺，那裡不只是被打出好幾個洞來而已。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZFoXLcjpf
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好像還有一些人影在外頭的樣子，是人類的氣息。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7sgsW6XtR8
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——誰？324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡicCCYa3vDt
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威廉眼中的水晶體於這一刻開始，就從圓形迅速左右變細、上下變長，真正轉變成龍的眼珠。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBPPqZyvRj6
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他這樣做的目的，自然是為了大幅度增加身體感知能力，平常不使用的原因是因為威廉只有一半的龍族血統，還有他只有八歲，經常使用會大大增加身體負擔。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY2V9UCkSyv
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和單純吐息讓壁爐的火燒更旺的這種不同，開啟感知，對還年幼的半龍來說沒有操作好的話可能會有嚴重後果。這是龍族長老曾經對威廉父親、母親說過的忠告，母親也有和威廉提過這些。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjX9N47QDki
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然而此時此刻，已經談不上什麼負擔太大的問題了，畢竟母親已經被人弄成這樣。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbS4akWNxQa
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威廉就是想要知道屋外的狀況，無論任何手段，簡單來說就是……324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgLVWs31Me
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——到底是誰襲擊這裡的？324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrZtcc67rEA
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威廉覺得，自己需要盡快搞清楚這點，要不然，很有可能會失去母親也說不定。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQDgHD4uTd
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「你要好好活著……」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuae4M3KvJK
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這個時候，母親對威廉所說的話，讓他一下子全身肌肉繃緊。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdkdBFIxV8a
324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡh011X142MV
「媽媽！妳也要。」威廉眼角泛淚，回頭注視母親的雙眼。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWVSInBycO
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「妳也要好好活下去，答應我。」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEQPhXPPjeJ
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「……還是一樣說話很像個小大人呢。」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYaNHQyVM5B
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母親說到這邊後，撫摸威廉的頭髮。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ36hkmeUAQ9
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「你妹妹就交給你了。」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQNDEr9rAbf
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威廉注意到母親的視線，似乎看向地面的樣子，於是轉頭查看。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRRZJ4Ngtgn
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因為看見妹妹在地上哭，威廉以四足跪姿慢慢爬向妹妹那邊，在確認其沒有大礙後就將之抱起，然後才起身。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAzu7TY4zDr
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哇哇哇的哭聲，威廉聽得耳膜不舒服，但很是奇妙地，女嬰被威廉抱起後，就不再繼續哭了。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUsSHW84wmv
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「媽媽……我……」威廉也止住了眼淚，但是——324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXdkl0GI7xZ
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「……」母親直到這時眼眶才出水。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkjVgpehke6
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『沒有機會了呢。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3I7GBJAsrl
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這六個字，母親沒有直接說出聲，威廉是透過觀察母親的嘴才得知母親方才所說的話語。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQmHFvwrm9
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『也許另一個世界我跟……你爸爸還能再見面……』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhi2D2Epslu
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母親可能已經沒有力氣說話——威廉想到這裡，再度跪在母親的長椅前。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡes0vhImKk8
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此時嗆鼻的味道已經出現，雖然威廉吸入濃煙是不會對他身體有影響的，但身為人類的母親就不同了。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqMwzeOcCp
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是故，母親也可能是因為濃煙的關係而選擇不說話。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFt0XNuMyBK
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但究竟原因是哪個，威廉不想深究。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzevj6aH4l2
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『好好活著，媽媽永遠愛你。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSvk8G2eOJY
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威廉可以讀出母親的唇語，於是一手抱住妹妹，另一手伸向前，想要去觸碰母親的身體。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTIVcGcU4dx
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可就在威廉碰到的那一刻，他感受到了，感受到母親的手非常冰冷，即使不和現場屋子溫度比較，那也不應該是人類該有的溫度。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW73uOaDPCw
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或許就是在此刻，威廉選擇接受事實。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiXXH3IgsgY
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威廉收起手、抱住妹妹，對母親說：「我會的。」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkXQM5YBsYV
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然後他就這樣看著母親閉上雙眼、手緩緩落下。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQnnVaBgVQk
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這一瞬間，威廉再次掉淚。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡS8xlQXNlfD
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轟隆！324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKDBECRu2VU
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淚水掉在地面上的同一時間，威廉聽見，自己身後突然有木頭碎裂的聲響。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaR2xmK3SKD
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因為這樣，所以威廉迅速往門口玄關看一眼，才一眼，他就瞪大雙目、眉梢鎖緊。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO8EmCRrdDH
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威廉看見有三名明顯是不速之客的人，踏進屋子中。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE3Mee0m9Wt
324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0AhBrgSGtk
那是三名身穿盔甲的士兵，拿著武器，漫步走進威廉家中，模樣看起來好像是在逛大街，好像不是很在乎屋內的火災的樣子。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsGC9tKHf1X
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拿武器的全副武裝士兵，走進民宅，彷彿一副知道這裡本來就會這樣——即使才八歲，但威廉不難想像那三名士兵究竟幾分鐘前做了什麼。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlgCi5y7Qn3
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重點在於，那些士兵手上都有一根長矛。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUbafVuUYZX
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威廉咬緊牙關，但就在這時他卻閉上眼。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTGeOdxSDxI
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剛才因為和母親談話的關係，不自覺使用過多力量，威廉現在只好暫時關閉視覺、啟動聽覺去聽那三名士兵的談話——324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡguRbvSnEHL
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『人類果然是垃圾，那種生物不知道怎麼活到現在的。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuD7FbEKI1F
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『真的，自從凱薩那傢伙掛掉後就沒一個能打的，這座村莊八成也是一樣。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeAeZ95aNjc
324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6magzFa8bs
『欸！酒鬼。說得好像你當年有上戰場一樣。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡECSGWJkn8M
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『不然呢？上面的功勞我們也有份呀。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYlTEBRGFd2
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『好了你們，別擋在門口。趕快找一下這家放錢的地方在哪兒。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOJnaJqBr3G
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『反正現在帝國也沒了，就讓我耍一下帥。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZhx65ieaI
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『真是的，就叫你不要喝那麼多。』324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU9qzpdEJyL
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——殺死媽媽就是你們嗎？324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡr0OJIysH5o
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威廉聽到這兒，大概再也忍不下去。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZzxOK6Lgve
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然而，母親將妹妹交給自己，威廉也不曉得對方是誰，此時是沒辦法輕舉妄動的，威廉十分清楚這點。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPd4ifSAzF3
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——沒辦法，只好先逃走。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXQm2hWbw8o
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即使威廉很想要復仇，但似乎只能暫時離開此處。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbaX0qkZ4tc
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雖然如此，威廉判斷動作必須快。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgHYk3D818K
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如果逃走的速度不夠的話，很可能會被那些士兵追上。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhsk2e9A4i2
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聽剛才士兵的談話，威廉認為，他們不是人類的士兵。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1eUxBGXGI5
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即使是來搶錢的，不過有可能在知道有逃走的人的時候追過來也說不定。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFg88fS7uGq
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在威廉想通這些，準備行動後，他睜眼——324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpGZPIqDwPx
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「……小弟弟。」這個瞬間卻有人說話了，而且聲音很近，就在威廉的正前方。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZt2iPKWIM9
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然後，威廉抬起頭。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuchK3pwulJ
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「——！」威廉瞪大雙眼。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA35LLp8Lo6
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因為他看見一名身穿盔甲的士兵，就站在自己面前。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQtVeqLaUvb
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——糟糕，怎麼辦？要戰鬥嗎？還是……324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHTaUy53cx
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威廉怒蹬士兵，緩緩往後退幾步。324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5HmoTlj22S
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就在威廉蹲下身子、壓低身體重心，大概是準備要決一死戰的當下——324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfCRozcGtg9
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「小弟弟，你是正統龍族對不對？」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWB2flIhhll
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「——？」324Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuDZByeM4Uc
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威廉因為此時此刻士兵的發言，嚇到愣住。